Today, Joan Shelley releases her new album, Like the River, Loves the Sea, following early, widespread praise from The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, and many others. Stream it HERE via No Quarter Records, and listen to Shelley discuss the project on NPR Weekend Edition.
In a new interview, Rolling Stone calls the record “one of the years most beautiful,” full of songs Stereogum says are “among the most softly devastating that Shelley has ever recorded.” In the same September issue that features a six-page spread on Shelley and the tree nursery she now inhabits just outside Louisville, Kentucky, Uncut Magazine gives like the River Loves the Sea a 9/10 review. See what they and others are saying about the LP below.
In September, Joan Shelley begins a US tour with over 30 performances of the new songs, ending with a just-announced show at Louisville’s Bomhard Theater on December 13th. Find full dates, album credits, and more below.
Like the River Loves the Sea Credits
All songs were written by Joan Shelley
Produced by James Elkington and Joan Shelley
Joan Shelley: classical, resonator, and acoustic guitars
Nathan Salsburg: acoustic and electric guitars
James Elkington: drums, bass, percussion, guitars, piano, Wurlitzer, JX3F synth, and harmonium
Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir: violin and viola
Þórdís Gerður Jónsdóttir: cello
Albert Finnbogason: Wurlitzer (3)
Harmony vocals: Bonnie “Prince” Billy (2, 6), Cheyenne Mize (7, 8, 11), and Julia Purcell (7, 8, 11)
Recorded at Greenhouse and Iðnó in Reykjavik, Iceland by Albert Finnbogason.
Mixed by Kevin Ratterman at La La Land. Mastered by Joe Lambert.
Additional recording by James Elkington, Daniel Martin Moore, and Kevin Ratterman.
Joan Shelley Tour Dates
8/30 – Naperville, IL – The Union ^
9/4 – Bloomington, IN – Landlocked Music ^
9/6-9/8 – Louisville, KY – Pete Fest
9/13 – Madisonville, KY – Glema Mahr Center For The Arts
9/27 – Denver, CO – The Walnut Room ^
9/28 – Fort Collins, CO – Elizabeth Hotel ^
9/29 – Colorado Springs, CO – Lulu’s ^
10/3 – Los Angeles, CA – Moroccan Lounge
10/9 – Sisters, OR – Suttle Lodge
10/10 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
10/11 – Seattle, WA – Auditorium
10/12 – Bainbridge Island, WA – Treehouse Café
10/24 – Knoxville, TN – Open Chord *
10/25 – Nashville, TN – City Winery Lounge
10/26 – Atlanta, GA – Eddie’s Attic *
10/27 – Asheville, NC – Ambrose West
10/29 – Charlotte, NC – Stage Door Theater *
10/30 – Carrboro, NC – Back Room *
11/1 – Roanoke, VA – Spot On Kirk *
11/2 – Lexington, KY – The Burl *
11/6 – Cincinnati, OH – Southgate House *
11/7 – Nelsonville, OH – Stuarts Opera House *
11/8 – Thomas, WV – Purple Fiddle *
11/9 – Vienna, VA – Jammin Java
11/10 – Charlottesville, VA – The Southern *
11/13 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle *
11/14 – Brooklyn, NY – Park Church Co-Op
11/15 – Boston, MA – Cafe 939
11/16 – Woodstock, NY – Colony *
11/17 – Rochester, NY – Bop Shop Records *
11/19 – Toronto, ON – Drake
11/20 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark *
12/4 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club #
12/6 – Sheboygan, WI – Paradigm Coffee #
12/6 – Stoughton, WI – Stoughton Opera House #
12/7 – Milwaukee, WI – Collectivo Coffee #
12/8 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk #
12/13 – Louisville, KY – Bomhard Theater *
^ w/ Nathan Salsburg
* w/ Jake Xerxes Fussell
# w/ Daughter of Swords